SOS MAP words = ImagerySOS MAP words are ways you can help people s__ what’s in your h____ when you are trying to d_______ something. These are often called sensory words, or imagery – also called figurative language, or literary devices.

The first letters of each of these six elements spell SOS MAP. These six words are: (fill in the blanks next to the bold squares on your worksheet with these words)

1. S_____ words

2. Ono___opoeia

3. S__ile

4. M_________

5. A___________

6. P_____ification

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Slide 1

I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun,I breathe fire as hot as the sun.When a knight comes to fightI just toast him on sight,Like a hot crispy cinnamon bun.©1974 by Shel Silverstein

1. Sensory words help readers to (1) see, (2) h___ (3) sm___, (4) t____ or (5) to____ whatever you’re writing about.

2. Ono___opoeia uses words to i_______ sounds, such as “the c_____ of the cymbals”.

earell aste

matlash

3. Similes are phrases that use the words l____ or ___ to c______ two things. Usually they compare something that is e____ to understand with something that is ______ to understand.

ikeas ompare

asyhard

uch

Do you see any SOS words in this Shel Silverstein poem?

mitate

Slide 2

4. Metaphors compare two un____ things by describing one as if it were the other, with____ using like or as.

likeout

Fire and IceSOME say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hateTo know that for destruction iceIs also greatAnd would suffice.By Robert Frosthttp://www.bartleby.com/155/2.htmlFrom Harper’s Magazine, December 1920.

In this poem, Frost compares fire to

____. (3rd line)

Fire is a ph_____ element and desire is an e______. Frost compares the two by saying that the world could end in fire. He also says that people’s desire - wanting things they cannot have - could also cause the world to end. Do you agree?

desire

ysicalmotion

Because Frost compares fire with desire, two u______ things, we say that fire is used here as a m_______ for desire.etaphor

nlike

Slide 3

5. Alliteration occurs when words start with the same con______ sounds, such as “fell fast”, or “the slippery, slimy s____”. We saw this in a poem we looked at earlier. Do you remember?

sonantnake

I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun,I breathe fire as hot as the sun.

6. Per__________ gives human characteristics to a non______ subject, as in “Let the rain kiss you.”

sonificationhuman

What words show alliteration in these two lines? ________ and _____

GrindlyGrun

Slide 4

Besides being able to identify SOS MAP words, you should also be able to identify these other literary devices:

D. symbolism

B. hyperbole

E. idiom

G. sarcasm

C. understatement

A. mood

F. cliffhanger

__ 1. Highlighting something by surprisingly describing it as if it is less important than it really is

__ 2. Ending a chapter at a moment of suspense

__ 3. The overall emotion created by a work of literature

__ 4. The use of sharp, taunting, or scornful remarks intended to hurt or make fun of someone or something

__ 5. An object, person, or event that represents an idea or set of ideas

__ 6. An expression that is understood, even though the words do not mean exactly what they say.

__ 7. An exaggeration or overstatement

A

B

C

F

G

D

E